The Boy Who Never Left Her Side

Chapter 11

(edited)

Ethan's POV

How can he hug her so casually? She was mine. Only mine. Argh, it was so frustrating! I couldn't watch her show any sort of love to any other boy who was not me. Call me possessive or whatever, I don't care. I know that will she never cheat on me but I'm a guy. All these things were eating at my brains.

The next day at school, I met up with Katherine, ignoring her smug face.

"Hey, Ethan! I knew you would come back to me and leave her. She wouldn't be able to satisfy you like I can."

Saying that about Rebecca, made me want to slap her but none of that mattered right now. She had cheated on me!

Just when I was about to turn away, I saw Rebecca and the guy she cheated on me with coming through the school gates. They were holding hands and laughing which made my temper spike more. I knew she wasn't my girlfriend but that scene just infuriated me. She must have somewhat known my feelings for her. I mean, didn't I make it obvious?

Out of the blue, Katherine kissed me. Her lips were nothing like Rebecca's but I accepted it and kissed her back in blind anger.

Rebecca's POV

I came to school all excited. Josh had finally decided to stay with me and I didn't need to have an anti-social life anymore. There was Ariel but still...

I entered the school hand-in-hand with Josh and suddenly my excitement turned to instant sadness and heartbreak. It was like someone had shattered my heart with a huge sledgehammer.

I knew it. He was a play boy. I shouldn't have fallen for him. My head kept rewinding these words

I was bewildered by the scene in front of me. How? Just how, could Ethan kiss Katherine?

I couldn't run away from him. I never ran from my problems so I sucked it up and walked past him to the classrooms. Josh immediately felt the change in me but left it after I told him to. I didn't even want to talk to Ethan anymore, much less see his face with how much disgusted I was by him.

Don't ever cross paths with Ethan Zeagers ever again. Once a play boy, always a play boy. I should have known.

The rest of the day was filled with sorrow, no matter how much Josh tried to cheer me up. I just faked a smile now and then.

Back at home, I immediately drowned myself in Netflix and tubs of ice cream. I didn't want to think about anything else. I was so intensely engrossed in what I was doing that I failed to notice the door bell ringing. Even when I heard it, I didn't want to open the door. I was too tired for that.

But since no one else was at home, except for Josh and he was in the bathroom, I dragged my body to the front door. My parents passed away a few years back and my only other direct relative was my twin brother who stayed at the house only a week every month.

Opening the door, I gasped. Standing in front of me was the only person I ever had a crush on, from when I was small. He was the first person who I kissed, the only person who called me 'birdie' and also the only person who shattered my heart.

Instinctively, I tried to slam the door shut, but he had good reflexes and blocked the door from closing with his foot.

"What do you want, Ethan?"

"I want to know why you cheated on me."

The hell? "I cheated on you? You were the one who went around kissing Katherine in front of everyone."

He looked shocked. I guessed, he wasn't expecting me to know about that. Much less, see it happen before my eyes.

"Is that why you're ignoring me? Or is it because you've got someone better than me to be with? Like that guy you hugged and came to school with, holding hands and laughing like you've never laughed with me."

How could he think I would cheat on him? Also, I thought he didn't care. I wasn't his girlfriend, after all.

"Becca? Who is this guy?" Josh suddenly interrupted. I internally groaned. Wrong timing, dude.

Ethan's expression got angrier. "Oh? So, he is here, as well? I'm sorry if I'm wasting your time, birdie."

Josh flared up at that. "Hey, you don't get to talk to Becca like that? Who even are you?"

"I would like to know that too. Who the hell are you?" Ethan shot back.

Just listening to them fighting made me more tired.

"WILL YOU BOTH SHUT THE HELL UP?" I screamed, making both of them instantly quiet down. Finally, their attention was on me.

Sighing, I pointed at Josh. "Ethan, this is Josh, my best friend or brother. Josh, this is Ethan-"

Ethan cut me off with a glare on his face for Josh. "-her boyfriend."